Stokes to Compete in Slam Dunk

Stokes to Compete in Slam DunkStokes to Compete in Slam Dunk


Stokes to Compete in Slam Dunk

Bearcat senior gets trip to the Final Four.

Contact: Tom Hathaway

4/2/2003



CINCINNATI, Ohio -- University of Cincinnati senior Leonard Stokes will compete in the Mountain Dew Annual Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships at the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans.

Stokes, the Bearcats' 6-6 senior, will participate in the slam dunk competition, which will take place on Thursday at the Alario Center in suburban New Orleans. ESPN will televise the event on a delayed basis, airing the championships 3-5 p.m. on Saturday.

Stokes' competition in the slam dunk includes Duke's Dahntay Jones, Arizona State's Kyle Dodd, LSU's Ronald Depree and Byron Parker of Tulane.